For A Cause

First of all, I am sorry for not visiting your blogs for quite sometime now. I haven't even replied to some of the comments on the previous post. Once in a month this happens, I receive a message that says – Dear airtel customer, your bill amount for the last month is still pending, please pay immediately to avoid any disruptions in the services. So I hope you guys will understand ;)
Keep track of the following desultory talks; something productive would be coming up by the end of the post. Hopefully!

When I was a kid, I had dreamt of being a doctor. I remember my schoolteacher questioning the class about what each of us would like to become when we grew up. A Doctor- I said. Eventually I took up math, physics and chemistry as my subjects in intermediate and ended up being an engineer- a software engineer after graduating in Electronics and communications.
>A dream crushed by an engineer<

In my eighth standard, our class was given a task of collecting funds for an old age home. A few among us who had collected a fairly decent amount were allowed to visit the old age home to greet their members. The experience was touching, something I would remember for life. I would say, in these 22 years of my life…that was the only good thing I've done for someone other than family and friends. During that time there was much resentment against those who left their parents to old age homes. Probably that was the first incident, which inspired me to establish an old age home by myself.
>A dream gone astray<

While watching news channels that show thousands of victims my eyes are filled with tears. I wish I could be of some help to them.
>A momentary dream that vanishes as soon as I switch the channel for a reality show<

When I was doing my third year of engineering, grandpa passed away. That was when a serious thought struck my mind- of building a foundation on the name of my grandpa.
>This dream I wish would come true someday<

There's a saying I've always loved: When you were born, you were the one crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life in such a way that… you leave this world with a smile on your face and leave a tear in everyone else's eyes.To live with love, gratitude and respect from others each of us has to make some efforts for the betterment of the society. We may not be too intelligent to serve the country through our knowledge. We may not be so rich as to donate large amounts of money in charity. But with the little money that we are earning, we can still make a difference just by contributing a small/negligible percent of our earnings for doing good for the needy. Though I know it would take much more time for this dream to come true than what I anticipate, if anyone here would be happy to help me create a trust on the name of my grandfather, I would sincerely and wholeheartedly be thankful to him or her.

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Now for the second part of my post - its Neha's aka Joie's birthday. There are some people with whom you feel an instant connection. That, I've felt with you Neha. Happy birthday!